Well, looks like I’m crashing my own party late this morning, lol!
Number one, none of you have never been to those markets in EC and neither have I and you’re passing judgment on them. In addition, you’re referring to the Granite Hills/Crest area as a “ghetto” and I would bet you have never been there either. Although its zoning is a bit looser than cities it is clean and there is a LOT of $$ out there! There is no fwy noise out there. Each “mini-estate” there has its own septic system and well. In the flats, the soil is rich and completely devoid of rocks! Your neighbors have beautiful (expensive) horses and dogs and a rooster just might wake you up!
I actually have two very good friends who purchased houses with land out there in recent years (post-crash). They grew up in Chula Vista and could not afford to buy the amount of land they wanted near where they grew up (91910/91902) because it is far more expensive here and only partially flat, in most cases. Neither of them know anything about “NASCAR” and “crystal meth.” Are these common Temecula activities?
Number two, unlike a newish exurban crackerbox with faux everything, the Lanai house is well-constructed, has good “bones” and infinite possibilities. Inside is nothing that muriatic acid and new wood or tile floors can’t cure. The bathroom shown is vintage mid-century with American Std pastel fixtures in very good condition. It has a knotty pine kitchen and paneling and a “real” cedar vaulted ceiling. All of these “appts of the era” are present in much more expensive properties in 92106 (on much smaller lots). This property abuts other well-kept acreages.
Nearly all of the homes on acreage out there are +/- 2000 sf mid-century ranches. Break out the tile saw and drywall mud.
I don’t believe there is a GREAT deal of “competition” for these properties simply due to the attitudes displayed on this forum and most potential buyers’ lack of interest in DIY and also lack of skills. That’s fine. The boomer set will continue to buy them up for retirement and live out their dream of a lifestyle of self-sustainability in close-in “suburban” SD County! :=]
And TG, if you have to use your “house” to seduce and be seduced, I would have to say I feel a bit sorry for you :={
